Aiko Princess Toshi Archives - History of Royal Women

No empress for Japan despite a lack of heirs

August 3, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Japan has ruled out allowing a woman to ascend the Imperial throne despite a lack of male heirs and widespread popular support for a female ruler. The government panel working to solve the succession crisis will not even consider allowing women to reign. Under the Imperial Household Law, only men can ascend the throne. The [read more]

Aiko, Princess Toshi – A potential Empress

April 22, 2019 Moniek Bloks 3

From the beginning of the marriage of Crown Prince Naruhito and Masako Owada, the new Crown Princess was under pressure to produce a son, as girls are banned from inheriting the throne under the 1889 Meiji law. Between 1976 and 1993, seven girls but not a single boy was born into the family. And now, [read more]